From the 14th till the 11th century B.C., many races lived at the south-west of the Lake Van Basin. These races united to stop the Assyrian burglar progressions. This alliance was called Nayirian Union and the region they lived in, the country of Nairy. Lake Van during that time was called Nairy Sea.
Assyrian cuneiforms revealed that the Nayirian Union was a strong formation combined of 20, 40 and up to 60 races.
The chronicles of King Tiglath-Pileser I (1115-1077) of the Assyrians revealed a great deal about the country of Nairy. The troops of the Nayirian Union had fought against the many campaigns of the Assyrian king but had come out defeated.
Again, Assyrian recordings reveal that the economy of the Nayirian races was based upon farming and mainly on raising cattle.
War chariots, weapons and spoil of war attested to the existence of crafts.
From the 11th till the 10th century B.C., the Urardu tribal union took over Nairy. The union included 8 tribes and was located on the south-east of Lake Van.
The Nairy Chapter was established in 1962 in the Antelias region in Beirut.
The founding board included: Marie Sethian, Marie-Rose Kalaydjian, Catherin Keledjian, Eliz Oudeshian, Shake Tolkatelian, Vart Sisserian, Gadar Krikorian, and Ankine Cholakian.
The chapter operates under the umbrella of the ARF “Aghpalian” Committee and meets at a hall disposed for the ARCL at the Aghpalian Sport-Cultural Complex.
